Air New Zealand trialling drone aircraft inspections
Air New Zealand is using drones to inspect difficult to reach parts of its aircraft during maintenance stops.
Air New Zealand is using drones to inspect difficult to reach parts of its aircraft during maintenance stops.
Data61 spin-out start-up Emesent has released its ‘plug and play payload’ Hovermap, which allows drones to fly underground and in other GPS-denied locations.
None of the 11 teams that flew in this year’s Medical Express Challenge for unmanned aerial vehicles was able to complete the mission, leaving the potential $75,000 prize money unclaimed.
Queensland cops will be armed with signal jamming guns to down drones at the XXI Commonwealth Games this April.
Brisbane City Council has designated areas in 10 parks as ‘drone zones’ so pilots can fly their recreational unmanned aerial vehicles within regulations.